slowhandblues wrote:
Hi,
I am an Indian female from IT Background with 4.5 years of experience. Can you please evaluate my profile and let me know what colleges I can apply
1. GMAT : Will be appearing on 24th November, aiming between 600 – 640 based on current mock test performance
2. Educational Background :
a. B.E in Information Technology - 83%
b. % in 12th boards (National Scholar, within top 100) 86%
c. % in 10th boards (National Scholar, within top 100) 88%
3. Work Experience –
a. 4.5 years in IT Industry ,currently working with a top IT service provider company in India as a Database Administrator for a Top US Healthcare provider
b. Constantly ranked in top performers of the team.
c. Was acting as a single point of contact for client and delivery lead for my offshore team of 5
d. Leadership skills: Took several initiative in the team like Setting up of lab for hands on practice of the new joiners and efficient shift planning etc. Was POC for the training of the new joiners in the team. Made training plan for on boarding of the new resources
4. Extracurricular:
a. Got a distinction in painting from Indian Charukala Academy
b. Dancing(contemporary) - performed in multiple stage performance in various events
c. Part of school cultural committee. organized four 3 hours long cultural program for 4 years
5. Community works
a. Active member of an orphanage in India. Taught Mathematics to the kids and was also part of the fund raising activities.
b. Worked as a volunteer in “Teach for India”, an organization to teach underprivileged kids
c. Made a short documentary movie based on child education awareness.
6. MBA Goal : Consultant/analyst in IT/Finance/Banking
7. Plan to apply: I am planning to apply for R2 for Spring/Fall 2015 batch. I know its late but will try to manage with the help of admission consultants
8. Target Schools :
I have a very limited budget, coming from a middle class family and will depend heavily on Educational Loan. So will look for a school with less fees and living cost. Following I have listed manly based on average GMAT score and tuition fees. Please suggest any other that I can apply
School of Management University at Buffalo
Price College of Business - University of Oklahoma
Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Iowa State University
Texas A&M University-College Station (Mays)
Thanks in advance
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Hey there,
And thanks for writing.
Soo the first thing that pops into my mind as I read through your profile, is I am wondering if you are making the right decisions.
You are taking your GMAT quite late, and in what seems, at least from what you write here, in great haste. Then you are rushing to make R2, which you likely can make, although the question is: How well will you be able to prepare? And how good will your applications get?
Given the fact that from your work experience, you seem relatively young, I can't help but ask myself: Why don't you take your time with the GMAT to get the best score you can? Apply next year for R1 which will not only give you the time to take the GMAT properly, but also to strategize your applications and then actually apply? Basically, my question is: What's the rush? What advantage do you gain from applying now with such a tight schedule as opposed to taking your time to make everything as perfect as you can?
Now I don't mean to say that its sure that you should not! I just want to make sure you have good reason.
Otherwise, your target school list seems fine. It will depend a bit on what score you actually do pull on your GMAT, but that you will see when you see
In the meanwhile, all the best of luck on your GMAT, and if you have any further questions, do not hesitate to drop a line.
All the best,
Jon
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07 Nov 2014, 21:20
